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ssands:
First my setup:
MC18 on a Win7-64, laptop, 8 GB RAM, i5 processor@ 2.67 GHz.
My main library is on a ReadyNAS disk. I am streaming to a Naim ND5SX (network player/DAC, supports many formats up to 192/24 resolution.)
The Naim and the ReadyNAS are wired connections. The Laptop is wireless.

When I stream CD quality audio to the Naim, it plays fine. When I stream Hi-Res  audio to my laptop, it plays fine. When I stream Hi-Res audio (192/24 or 98/24), I get pauses in the playback, lasting several seconds.

So, this got me thinking. And I really don't know how MC works, so here goes. If the music was streaming to MC on my laptop and then to the Naim (over the wireless connection) that might cause the gaps. I haven't tried using the laptop with a wired connection yet so see how that works.

However, it seems to me that MC should be a controller in this situation and NOT having the audio route through it. What I thought would happen is that (somehow) MC is telling the Naim to grab the audio from the ReadyNAS without having the audio go through the wireless laptop.

So, is this what is happening? If so, is there a way to not have the gaps? (Using the laptop wired is not a feasible solution).

I'm hoping there is some configuration I just don't know about...

Thanks in advance.

Peter_RN:
I’m not an expert on how control points etc work but surely whether or not your music is passing through the laptop will depend on how you are controlling the Naim. Is the ReadyNas the Server or more likely MC, how do you select your music? You may already know that Naim streamers have to ‘Pull’ music from the server, if you wish to control the Niam any way other than from the front screen you need to run a control point such as n-stream on an iOS device.

Regarding the dropouts you are experiencing I think it is generally recommended that only one leg should be wireless, this could be why your files play on the laptop but struggle when sent via a second wireless leg to the Naim. Could you try and connect the laptop via cable and see if the Hi-Res files then play OK?

Hope you sort this soon.

Peter

JimH:
Could you test it with a wired connection to see if that's the problem?

ssands:
Ok, so I tested with a wired connection and playback was fine. This tells me the bits are flowing from the NAS to my laptop and then to the Naim streamer/dac. And that the wireless legs of the journey can't accommodate 24 bit audio ( at any of the higher sample rates). It might also explain some occasional "stutters" when I route video from the NAS to the AV receiver connected to the TV.

Any idea on how I can remedy this? It's a pretty critical issue.

JimH:
That seems like a network bandwidth issue. 

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